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By Manvi &Emma

INCREDIBLE INDIA. By Manvi &Emma. A MAP OF INDIA!. NATIONAL CAPITAL. New Delhi – A local street. STATES & MAJOR CITIES. India has 28 States and 7 Union Territories. New Delhi Mumbai – also kown as Bombay Chennai - also known as Madras Kolkata – also known as Calcutta Bangalore

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  1. INCREDIBLE INDIA By Manvi &Emma

  2. A MAP OF INDIA!

  3. NATIONAL CAPITAL New Delhi – A local street

  4. STATES & MAJOR CITIES India has 28 States and 7 Union Territories • New Delhi • Mumbai – also kown as Bombay • Chennai - also known as Madras • Kolkata – also known as Calcutta • Bangalore • Hyderabad

  5. LANGUAGES SPOKEN • Hindi • Urdu • Kashmiri • Nepali • Oriya • Telugu • Kannada • Bengali • Marathi • Manipuri • Sindhi • Sanskrit • Assamese • Tamil • Malayalam • Konkani • Punjabi • Gujarati

  6. population India has the second largest population In the world. India has more then 1 billion people.

  7. TRANSPORTATION • In the City • Buses • Cars • Bikes • Trucks • Trains • Planes • Boats • In the Villages • Camels • Horses • Ox driven carts • Tractors Also Elephants in the olden times !

  8. GENERAL WEATHER India has a wide variety of weather. It is gets really cold in the North (near the Himalayas) and really hot & humid in the South In New Delhi (North)Winter: 40 F Summer: 110 F In Chennai (South) Winter: 68 F Summer: 100 F

  9. Landmarks • Taj mahal is the 7 wonder of the world. • These are other landmarks in India. • Qutabminat • India gate • Konark Temple • Bhavan • Redford • Rashtrapati

  10. BEACHES • Kovalam • Dharmadam • Varkala • Bekal • Shanghuukham • Thirumullavarm • Thangssery • Alappuzha • Tanur • Beypore • Kapped • Muhappilangad • Arambol • Vagator • Anjuna • Baqa • Calahgute • Candolim

  11. MOUNTAINS & VALLEYS • Himalayas • Mount Everest • Eastern Ghats • Western Ghats • Swat • Kumon • Nagarjunasagar • Chambal • Doon

  12. WATERFALLS • Adyanpara • Arhirapally • Chachai • Dudhsagar • Chunchanakatte • Dudma • Gersoppa • Godchinamalaki • Gokak • Hogenakal • Jog • Jonba • Kiliyur • Kutralam

  13. RIVERS & DESERTS • Ganga • Yamuna • Godavari • Krishna • Cauvery • Narmada • Tapi • Thar Desert That also goes into Pakistan

  14. CROPS & PLANTS • Rice • Wheat • Cotton • Corn • Sugar Cane • Soybean • Oak • Cedar • Palm • Coconut • Bamboo

  15. Food/Drinks Ice cream Milk Nuts Yogurt Rice Pudding Curry Powder Sattron Basmati Lentils Eggs Cumin Chapatis Dried fruit Cinnamon Pratas Vegetables Meat Tortilla

  16. WEALTHY OR POOR • India has one of the largest Middle class in the world • The Cities have some very rich people • The Villages are the opposite, they are mostly poor

  17. ANIMALS & BIRDS • Tigers (National Animal) • Elephants • Leopards • Wild Boar • Black Bears • Monkeys • Peacocks (National Bird) • Storks • Crows • Pigeons • Vultures

  18. TRADITIONS • Tika • Bindi • Namaste for respect • T ouching elders feet for blessings • On Holi day you play with colors • Parents are suppose to search for right groom or b ride • Garland • Fasting • Hena

  19. FESTIVALS • Diwali • Holi • Dusshera • Ashtami • Baisakhi • Rakhi • Id-ul-Fitr • MahaShivaratri • Independence Day • May Day • Ram Navami • GaneshChaturti • Gandhi Jayanti • Christmas

  20. ARTS\CULTURE Beatiful pottery is created. They make baskets are created along with woodcarving and metal work. Silk , cotton , and other material is used to make clothingau.

  21. FAMOUS PEOPLE • SachinTendulkar • Mother Teresa • Indira Gandhi • Ratan Tata • Stayajit Ray • Rabindranath Tagore • Swami Vivekananda • Mahatma Gandhi • Shah Jahan • Akbar • JawaharLal Nehru • Rajiv Gandhi • Sonia Gandhi • AmitabhBachchan

  22. money/ currency The cash in India is called a rupee. The coins in India are called paise. 100 paise=1 rupee!

  23. wrestling golf badminton chess cricket Polo yoga Sports • soccer • field hockey tennis

  24. Lots of coal. Iron Mica Farmland Forests bauxite natural resourses

  25. Pollution/Recycling/Waste There are a very few people that recycle there. They have a lot of waste. They pollute all over the place!

  26. Imports T- Shirts Shorts Hardware Electronics Oil Computer

  27. exports • Steel • Transportation • Clothing material • Cement • petrole • Equipment • Textiles • Chemicals • Food • Machinery • Jewelry • Mining • Software

  28. Museums New Delhi has a world National museum they Also have the gallery of modern arts.

  29. biblorogerphy Books used : majestic India, India and welcome India. Websites used : fact monster, yahoo, world Book, kids Rex, Google translate, Google, National geographic, kids komeck and countries of the world. People : mom + dad + grandma. The card that told me what the Indian holidays are.

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